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21 May 2015, 4:31 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals stayed an order of disbarment and imposed a three-year period of probation for misconduct that included reckless or intentional misappropriation. [read post]
25 Jan 2018, 5:39 am
An attorney subject to two orders of discipline from Virginia has been reciprocally suspended for five years by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [read post]
6 Feb 2018, 11:55 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends a 90-day suspension - but with automatic reinstatement - of Larry Klayman for his misconduct toward former client Judicial Watch Although Respondent did not engage in dishonesty in either the underlying... [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 5:02 am
The Legal Ethics Committee of the District of Columbia Bar has just issued an opinion on the circumstances under which a lawyer may accept a fee for referring a client to a non-lawyer entity: A lawyer who refers a client... [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 10:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to arbitrate a dispute between a former partner of K &L Gates and the firm. [read post]
31 May 2015, 10:50 am
No, according to a District of Columbia Hearing Committee that dealt with this question in the case of an attorney who pled guilty to a misdemeanor violation of 22 D.C. [read post]
13 Oct 2017, 5:26 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility is scheduled to hear oral argument in the disciplinary matter involving Larry Klayman. [read post]
6 Mar 2018, 10:36 am
An attorney who had consented to disbarment in the District of Columbia away back in 2006 failed to notify the Pennsylvania Bar. [read post]
21 Jun 2021, 9:19 am
A disciplinary hearing being conducted this week before a hearing committee of the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility involves an allegation that an attorney falsified evidence to conceal his drug use in his own divorce and custody litigation.... [read post]
28 Mar 2017, 6:21 am
A District of Columbia Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recently issued a report that would be unremarkable save for two facts. [read post]
28 Feb 2015, 10:27 am
An unusual reciprocal discipline case will be argued in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on April 9th. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 9:30 am
Another day and more proof that consent discipline will never work in the District of Columbia. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 3:39 am
Ever mindful of its role as the protector of accused attorneys rather than the public, the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has proposed a 90 day suspension with automatic reinstatement of an attorney who engaged in serious neglect.... [read post]
29 Sep 2019, 4:16 am
The single best feature of membership in the District of Columbia Bar is the absence of any continuing legal education (CLE) obligations. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 8:18 am
A 30-day suspension with fitness has been imposed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals based on findings that the attorney violated Rules 3.1 and 8.4(d) through a pattern of baseless and frivolous litigation. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 2:14 pm
An attorney charged with federal offenses in New York has consented to disbarment in the District of Columbia. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 9:23 am
Further proof of the systemic dysfunction of the District of Columbia bar disciplinary system is on display with the filing of a hearing committee report in the case of In re Michael Avery The Hearing Committee finds clear and convincing... [read post]
2 May 2013, 8:22 am
We reported on a March 28 decision of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that held prospectively that, when an attorney promptly learns of a dispute over funds disbursed as legal fees, the attorney must return the funds to... [read post]
6 Mar 2024, 10:09 am
A report and recommendation issued today by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility is unusual for its lack of unanimity and even split on the proper sanction The Board on Professional Responsibility hereby submits its unanimous findings of... [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 8:31 am
An attorney who was suspended on an interim basis in the District of Columbia was reciprocally suspended by the New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department. [read post]
